Cliff does a lot of flying, Piers, and he's a well-known chap. He's also a
very personable soul.
I agree about the Me-109, mainly because it looks pristine. The canopy looks
new as well.
Not remember the Battle of Britain film, the one with the gorgeous Susannah
York, the one that my students watch every time they have bad weather (along
with Top Gun)? :-)
I'll ask Cliff next time I see him.
It was very sad about the 2 Tornados. It must have been a mid-air collision,
but I'm not sure about the bad weather as a factor. Were they flying as a pair
or singletons?
In case anyone else is interested:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18720128
Chris
On 5 Jul 2012, at 22:36, piers@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have heard of both Eastern and Cliff Spink,?although not in the same
> context. Thanks for the special sneak view. Methinks it's not a true
> Me-109, but maybe a CASA licence-built version (you perhaps don't
> remember the mid-60s film 'Battle of Britain' which boasted lots of
> nearly-109s from the Spanish airforce. Note the spinner design, and
> air intake.
>
> Strangely I too had a network problem the other day, in the midst of
> which I noticed an out-of-the-ordinary Tornado two-ship pass on an
> unusual ENE heading... they didn't return :-(
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